Coast Guard assists Lanka boat adrift off Addu

3 days ago

The Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) Coast Guard is assisting a Sri Lankan fishing boat with half a dozen crew members adrift off the southern city of Addu. Sri Lankan authorities alerted the MNDF that the vessel ‘Sandali Valantina’ was in distress and adrift at sea after its engine stopped on Thursday. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, the MNDF said the